Designing Cisco Data Center Unified Fabric (DCUFD) v3.0 is a five-day course that teaches you how to design a data center unified network. The DCUFD course is part of the curriculum path leading to the Cisco Data Center Networking Infrastructure Design Specialist certification.
Course Overview
The course covers Cisco high-end switching portfolio, architectural components of Cisco Nexus and Cisco Catalyst switching lines, Cisco IOS and NX-OS software architecture, as well as management from the network design perspective. The course describes how to design a data center network architecture using the above equipment either as an Ethernet-only data center, or as a data center using unified fabric. Described are also the features of these data center class platforms ranging from continuous operation, resiliency, and virtualization to power efficiency and management.
Who Should Attend
Network designers and architects, data center network administrators, system engineers, Data center network managers and network engineers, Program and project managers
Course Outline
Module 1: Data Center Design Fundmentals
Lesson 1: Data Center Overview
• Data Center Business Objectives
• Data Center Drivers
• Data Center High Availability
• Data Center Environmental Characteristics
• Data Center Evolution Drivers
• Data Center Architecture Business Objectives
Lesson 2: Cisco Data Center Business Advantage
• Data Center Environmental Objectives
• Data Center Thermal Control Model
• Physical Device Positioning within the Data Center
• Benefits of Condensed Computing Environments
• Green Data Center Characteristics
• Green Data Center Efficient Resource Utilization
• Network Design Models Overview
• Data Center and Campus Networks
Lesson 3: Designing Data Center Solutions
• High-Level Design Steps
• Design Process Deliverables
• Data Center Design and Operational Challenges
Module 2: Data Center Network Infrastructure
Lesson 1: Cisco Catalyst Series Switches
• Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches
• Cisco Catalyst 6500 Virtual Switching System
• Cisco Catalyst 4948, 4948E, and 4900M Switches
• Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Switches for Data Center
• Cisco Catalyst Blade Switches
• Data Center Cabling Technologies
• Cisco Optical Equipment
• Data Center Design Challenges
Lesson 2: Cisco Nexus Series Switches
• Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches
• Cisco Nexus 5000 and 5500 Series Switches
• Cisco Nexus 4000 Series Blade Switches
• Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switch
• Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders
• Cisco Nexus 1000V Virtual Switch and Cisco Nexus 1010 Switch
• Data Center Cabling Technologies
• Data Center Design Challenges
Lesson 3: Cisco Data Center Security Products
• Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances
• Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Security Service Modules
• Intrusion Detection Systems and Intrusion Prevention Systems
• Virtual Security Devices
• Data Center Design Challenges
Lesson 4: Cisco Data Center Application Services Products
• Cisco ACE
• Additional Cisco ACE Products
• Cisco WAAS
• Data Center Design Challenges
Lesson 5: Cisco SAN Products
• Cisco MDS Switches
• Cisco MDS Blade Switches
• Data Center Design Challenges
Lesson 6: Cisco Computing, Desktop, and Solution Products
• Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers and Cisco C-Series Servers
• Cisco VXI
• Data Center Design Challenges
Lesson 7: Cisco Data Center Network Management
• Network Management Tools
• Cisco NAM
• Cisco Nexus 1010 NAM Virtual Service Blade
• NetFlow
• Data Center Design Challenges
Module 3: Data Center Network Virtualization Principles
Lesson 1: Device Virtualization
• Network Device Virtualization Concepts
• Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Virtualization using VSS
• Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switch Virtualization using VDC
• Device Virtualization using Contexts on Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliances,
Cisco FWSM, and Cisco ACE
• Link Bundling and Virtualization Mechanisms
Lesson 2: Network Virtualization
• EHV Concept
• VN-Link and VN-Tag Concept
• Use Case Examples for Link Virtualization
Lesson 3: Fabric Virtualization
• Storage Access Methods Comparison
• Fibre Channel Concepts
• FCoE Introduction
• FCoE Initialization Protocol
• FCoE and FIP Hardware
• NPV and NPIV
Lesson 4: Data Center Standards and Trends
• Data Center Trends
• Unified Fabric and Lossless Ethernet
• Layer 2 Multipathing Protocols
• Main Cisco Components for Data Center Networks
Module 4: Design Data Center Topologies
Lesson 1: Designing Data Center Topologies
• Data Center Topologies
• Data Center Core Layer
• Data Center Aggregation and Collapsed Core Layer
• Data Center Access Layer
Lesson 2: Designing Data Center Topologies using FEX
• Data Center Access and Aggregation Layer Design using FEXs
• Server Connectivity Redundancy
• FEX Attachment Options
• Unified Fabric Connectivity
Lesson 3: Designing Data Center Interconnects
• DCI Drivers
• DCI with OTV
• DCI Using Dark Fiber
• DCI using MPLS Technology
• DCI using Tunneling Technologies
Module 5: Design Data Center Services and Security
Lesson 1: Designing Data Center IP Services
• Design of the Data Center IP Layer
• Routing Protocol Design
• Highly Available Designs
• Route Health Injection
• IP Services using FHRP
• Multi-Tenancy Solutions
Lesson 2: Designing Data Center Application Services
• Multiple-Tier Application Design
• Application Services Placement
• Application Services using Cisco ACE and Cisco ACE GSS
Lesson 3: Designing Data Center Security
• Network Infrastructure Security Implementation
• Network Infrastructure Security Policy
Module 6: Data Center Standards
Lesson 1: Data Center Sizing
• Data Center Sizing Examples
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Hands On Labs
• Discover Network Infrastructure Topology (Instructor Demonstration)
• Explore Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switch VDC
• Explore Fabric Virtualization
• Design Data Center Topology with vPC and FEX (Instructor Demonstration)
• Design DCI with OTV
• Designing Layer 3 High Availability
